Linux (Debian) VirtualBox Cannot Recognize USB Devices

Technology 01-07-2022 ~461 words · 2 min read - views

Recently VMware inexplicably became laggy, freezing shortly after booting. I tried many solutions but none worked, so I temporarily switched to VirtualBox. It’s installed but when using USB devices like bank USB shields, it cannot recognize USB devices.

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sudo nano /etc/group

Find the following content: vboxusers:x:131:, in some cases 131 might be different, change the content to

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vboxusers:x:131:name

name is your username, then press Ctrl+X, Y

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